police car is located 40 feet to the side of a straight road. A red car is diving along the road in the direction of the police car and is 200 feet up from the location of the police car. The police radar reads that the distance between the police car and the red car is decreasing at a rate of 90 feet per second. How fast was the car actually traveling on the road?

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 A police car is located 40 feet to the side of a straight road. A red car is diving along the
road in the direction of the police car and is 200 feet up from the location of the police
car. The police radar reads that the distance between the police car and the red car is
decreasing at a rate of 90 feet per second. How fast was the car actually traveling on the
road? 

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